Woody Guthrie _I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore_ Homework instructions

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Woody Guthrie: “ I Ain ’t Got No Home in This World Anymore” Music Analysis instructions Watch first: Dust Bowl Watch first: Woody Guthrie: The Dust Bowl Listen to both of these songs: The Carter Family - "Can't Feel at Home " Woody Guthrie: I Ain t Got No Home in This World Anymore (1938 Lyrics for song: (use for worksheet) "I Ain't Got no Home in this World " Music Power Point You will be analyzing Woody Guthrie's song for the homework assignment - use the Great Depression Power Point I went over in class (linked to syllabus/modules ( Instructions: Copy and paste the following questions into a Word document and fully answer all 8 questions. Submit through Dropbox. Some answer will require a paragraph (5 + sentences). Make sure you fully answer all the questions and use the information from the lecture . College level work is required: fully developed responses, use details, examples, be specific - expand your answers, engage with what you have learned, and use your knowledge to analyze the information of the art itself Instructions: Copy and paste the following questions into a Word document and fully answer all 8 questions. Submit through Dropbox. Some answer will require a paragraph (5 + sentences). Make sure you fully answer all the questions and use the information from the lecture . Analyze: Woody Guthrie: “ I Ain ’t Got No Home in This World Anymore College level work is required: fully developed responses, use details, examples, be specific - expand your answers, engage with what you have learned, and use your knowledge to analyze the information of the art itself 1 . Name of performer or group: Woody Guthrie 2 . Date/location of performance or recording: April 26, May 3, 1940, Camden, New Jersey 3 . What is the musical form of the song (symphony, cantata, jazz, blues, rock & roll, hip hop, folk etc): American Folk 4 . What are the musical elements of the song? – melody/harmony/rhythm/song structure/texture/tempo etc – explain them: The song features a straightforward melody with repeated notes and an AABB pattern. The line "I ain't got no home in this world anymore" is repeated throughout the song . 5 . Orchestration (what are the instruments used, who are the singers/song writers in the song): The guitar, fiddle, and harmonica were the instruments used. Both Woody Guthrie, the song's author and singer .
6 . The style, period, or musical tradition of the song: The song is of a folk style. The great depression and the dust bowl were the times when the song was set . The context of the music – background info on the song itself 7 . Historical/Social/Religious (you must fully answer these questions): After hearing the song by The Carter Family, Guthrie wrote this song. He created it because he disapproved of the message the Carter family was conveying. He desired to compose a song in honor of those who were forced to leave their homes . 8 . Your response to the song – what you like, what you think, what you feel - "I believe this art work is successful/not successful because " .... I think the song's message, which Guthrie conveyed when he wrote it, is what made this artwork so successful. He writing a new song as a result of hearing one that discussed how people must put up with pain .
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